印度最高法院批评政府拒绝允许注射死刑,要求采用现代处决方法。 India's Supreme Court criticizes government's refusal to allow lethal injection, calling for modern execution methods.

印度最高法院对政府拒绝将致命注射视为绞刑的替代办法表示关切,批评政府抵制不断演变的处决方法。 The Supreme Court of India expressed concern over the government's refusal to consider lethal injection as an alternative to hanging, criticizing its resistance to evolving execution methods. 法院在2017年律师Rishi Malhotra的请愿听证会上质疑该中心的立场。 Rishi Malhotra认为,绞刑是不人道的,侵犯了第二十一条规定的有尊严地死亡的权利。 The court questioned the Centre's stance during a hearing on a 2017 petition by advocate Rishi Malhotra, who argued that hanging is inhumane and violates the right to a dignified death under Article 21. 虽然政府坚持认为,提供执行方法的选择不可行,但法院强调必须使程序与现代的体面标准相一致。 While the government maintains that offering a choice of execution methods is not feasible, the court emphasized the need to align procedures with modern standards of decency. 该案试图宣布《刑事诉讼法》第354(5)条违宪,但目前仍悬而未决,下一次庭审定于11月11日举行。 The case, which seeks to declare Section 354(5) of the CrPC unconstitutional, remains pending, with the next hearing scheduled for November 11.